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CHICAGO (AP) -- Chris Carpenter was frustrated as he headed back
to his hotel room after a defeat Monday night.
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He knew the Toronto Blue Jays were better than a .500 team, that
they should be right up there with the New York Yankees and the
Boston Red Sox. All they needed, he thought, was a little spark.
The Blue Jays got their spark, as Carpenter threw the fourth
complete game shutout of his career to beat the Chicago White Sox
4-0 Tuesday night.
"I was just thinking it to myself, that we've just got too good
a team," Carpenter said. "I can't control anything outside of
what I do. ... My goal is to out and pitch well. That's all my goal
is, to win."
It was Carpenter's first complete-game shutout since July 3,
1999, when he beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-0. Carpenter (5-2)
allowed only six hits and struck out seven as he improved his
record at Comiskey Park to 5-0 in six starts.
He's now 7-1 overall against the White Sox, with his only defeat coming last week.
"We're starting to see his potential," Blue Jays manager Buck
Martinez said. "I think he's starting to understand how dominant
he can be."
Alex Gonzalez drove in two runs despite going 0-for-4, and Raul
Mondesi hit a run-scoring triple in the ninth for the Blue Jays.
The defeat snapped a season-high five-game winning streak for
Chicago. It also was the second shutout of the year for the White
Sox.
"We weren't as patient with men on base as I would have
liked," White Sox manager Jerry Manuel said.
Carpenter retired 10 of his last 11 batters and allowed only one
extra-base hit, Jeff Liefer's double to left-center in the fifth
inning. But the White Sox blew a chance to score when Liefer went
for home on Herbert Perry's two-out single to right.
Mondesi made the throw home in plenty of time, and Alberto
Castillo tagged Liefer out a few feet from the plate.
"I saw Mondesi catch it on one bounce. I knew Mondesi had a
good arm, so I knew we had a chance," Castillo said.
Kip Wells (1-2) matched his career-high with seven strikeouts,
but threw two wild pitches -- including one that gave Toronto the
only run it needed. He gave up three runs -- two of them earned -- and seven hits.
"Kip kept us in the ballgame," Manuel said. "Two or three
runs allowed in six or seven innings should give you an opportunity
to win the ballgame. Unfortunately for Kip, the other guys was
more dominant."
And Wells gave the Blue Jays all the runs they needed in the
second inning. Mondesi led off with a walk, advancing to third on
Brad Fullmer's single to deep right. Wells then threw a wild pitch,
scoring Mondesi and giving Toronto a 1-0 lead.
Tony Batista and Homer Bush led off the seventh inning with
back-to-back singles. Castillo put down a sacrifice bunt and Wells
scooped it up in time to make a play. But he hesitated, looking at
third, before throwing to first. Ray Durham couldn't hold onto the
ball, and Castillo was safe at first with the bases loaded.
After Shannon Stewart struck out, Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to left
to score Batista. That was it for Wells, who got a standing ovation
as he left the field. Ken Vining got Carlos Delgado on a popup to
end the inning.
"In the past, I would have gotten behind in the count and given
up a big hit," Wells said. "It was one of those games, me
included, where we had to make plays early because of the way
Carpenter was pitching."
Game notes
White Sox center fielder Chris Singleton was scratched in the first
inning with irritation in his right Achilles' tendon, an injury he
suffered during batting practice. Jose Valentin moved from
shortstop to center, and Royce Clayton played shortstop. ...
Carpenter's five victories this season have all been on the road. ...
Chicago's other shutout came May 5, when they were blanked 2-0 by
the Texas Rangers. ... The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 13
games at Comiskey.
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Cleveland 6
Detroit 4
Toronto 4
Chi. White Sox 0
Texas 8
Kansas City 2
Minnesota 6
Anaheim 5
Tampa Bay 5
Oakland 1
Seattle 3
Baltimore 2
Chicago Cubs 10
Cincinnati 5
Florida 5
Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 7
NY Mets 3
Atlanta 7
Montreal 4
Milwaukee 7
St. Louis 0
San Diego 5
Houston 4
Colorado 7
Los Angeles 2
Arizona 1
San Francisco 0
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